“What exams have you taken in English before?”.
READING LISTENING
GRAMMAR WRITING
EXPERIENCE
VOCABULARY SPEAKING
PET
PRELIMINARY
ENGLISH TEST
EXAM
PET
What is it?
PET
It’s a Cambridge English qualification
It shows you can:
Understand and use everyday English
Read simple books and articles
Write emails and notes
Talk about everyday topics
HOW MANY PARTS?
4 parts:
Reading 25 Listening – About Speaking – 5
Writing 20 minutes
minutes 20 minutes minutes
LISTENING
🎧 You will listen to:
Listening part 1: pictures with multiple choice questions
Listening part 2: Listen to six short texts for attitudes and
opnions
Listening part 3: complete notes
Listening part 4: longer recording and multiple choice questions
🕒 Time: Around20 minutes
🎧 You can repeat the audio as needed
Listening part 1: pictures with multiple choice questions
Short recordings (dialogues
or monologues)
accompanied by three
pictures.
Select the correct picture
based on the audio.
All three visual options may
be mentioned, but only one
correctly answers the
specific question.
Part 2: Multiple Choice (Short Dialogues)
Six short dialogues.
Select the best answer (A, B, or C) from three text options.
Understanding the main idea, purpose, or feeling of the speaker,.
Part 3: Gap Fill
A longer monologue (e.g., a radio announcement, talk).
Fill in six gaps (missing words/numbers).
Focus on specific information and disregard irrelevant
details.
Part 4: Multiple Choice (Longer Text)
A longer interview or discussion between two people.
Answer six multiple-choice questions (A, B, or C).
Understanding detailed information, attitudes, and opinions.
WHAT TO EXPECT IN THE AUDIO?
Conversations between two or more people, single-speaker
monologues, announcements, and instructions.
Everyday life and common situations, such as education,
accommodation, transport, holidays, health, and hobbies.
Simulations of real-life situations, such as phone calls,
meetings, interviews, and radio programs.
SKILLS YOU NEED TO PRACTICE
Comprehensive listening: Understanding the main idea of
what is being said.
Selective listening: Picking out specific details, such as names,
dates, or numbers, to answer questions.
Critical listening: Evaluating the information to form an
opinion or make a judgment, especially for true/false
questions.
Note-taking: Being able to jot down key information,
especially for gap-fill exercises.
SKILLS YOU NEED TO PRACTICE
Predicting: Before listening, skim questions or preview
materials to guess the content.
Listening for Gist: Focus on identifying the main topic and
overall message rather than trying to understand every single
word.
Listening for Detail: Target specific information, such as
keywords, numbers, or names, based on pre-set questions.
Shadowing: Repeat audio in real-time to mimic the speaker's
rhythm, intonation, and speed.
Note-Taking: Use abbreviations and structured formats to
record key points.
WRITING
📝 Listening (Parts 1):
Responding to a short email
Choosing between writing an article or a story
🕒 Time: 15-20 minutes
WRITING
📝Responding to a short email
Incorporate specific points from the prompt.
Example prompts: Responding to a friend who has
invited you to a party, making plans for a visit, or writing
a review after a stay at a hotel.
Purpose: To show you can communicate information, give
opinions, and use appropriate language for a specific
purpose.
OPTION 2: CHOOSE ONE
1: Article
Task: Write an article for a magazine or website on a
familiar topic.
Example: Travel, education, entertainment, hobbies, or
technology.
2: Story
Task: Write a story based on a given starting sentence.
Example: "I will never forget the day I..."
Purpose: To show you can write a simple, organized text
on a familiar topic or tell a story.
READING
📝 The reading section has 6 parts
🕒 Time: 20-25 minutes
KEY STRATEGIES
READING COMPRENHENSION
Context Clues & Vocabulary Analysis
D Deduce unknown word meanings by examining
surrounding sentences and breaking words into
parts.
Visualization
E Create mental images of the scene or process
to aid retention.
Question-Answer Relationships
Identify if answers are "right there" (literal) or require
F inference ("think and search").
KEY STRATEGIES
READING COMPRENHENSION
Activating Background Knowledge (Schema)
A review what you already know about the
topic.
Previewing and Predicting
B Check the text's title, headings, and visuals to
make predictions.
Skimming and Scanning
Skimming: Reading quickly for the main idea or general
C overview.
Scanning: Searching specifically for keywords, dates, or
answers to questions.
Reading Part 1
Reading Part 1
Interpret each message and choose the correct answer
Focus on understanding specific expressions and short
messages.
Reading Part 2
Reading Part 2
5 short texts that describe the preferences of people. (cinema, reading
books or magazines, taking a trip, dining out, etc).
Below, you find 8 short texts that describe 8 options to choose from.
Select the best option for each of the 5 individuals.
There are 3 answers you should not select.
Reading Part 3
Reading Part 3
It is a medium-length text with 5 multiple-choice questions
with 4 possible answers (A, B, C, or D).
The first and last questions usually evaluate the overall
reading comprehension of the text.
Reading Part 4
Reading Part 4
Read a text missing 5 sentences.
Below you have 8 possible sentences to fill in the text,
3 extra options.
Reading Part 5
Reading Part 5
Read a text that has 6 gaps, and for each of them, you
must choose an expression from 4 options (A, B, C, or D).
Grammatical lexical knowledge is evaluated.
Reading Part 6
Reading Part 6
Fill in 6 gaps in a medium text. For each gap, you can write only
one word, this time no options are provided.
The words you will need to use will be more grammatical
words, such as prepositions, auxiliary verbs, etc., rather than
nouns or adjectives.
let’s
practice
SPEAKING
You will:
Describe photos
Answer questions about yourself
🕒 Time: About 5 minutes
🖼️ General Starters
In this picture, I can observe…
In this photo, there is…
In this photo, there are…
This picture shows/presents…
a/a group of...
1 person 2 people
1 child 2 children
1man 2men
1woman 2 women
another
chubby
young
old
📌 Talking About Position
On the left/right…
Next to…
Behind…
In front of…
Between…
In the background…
In the middle…
👥 Talking About People
There is a
boy/girl/man/woman…
The man is handsome/tall/has
short hair/etc.
They are confused/ excited/
etc.
Talking About Actions
He is playing…
She is eating…
They are talking…
The children are running…
Someone is…
💭 Giving Opinions or Guessing
I think…
Maybe…
It seems that…
They look happy/sad/tired…
I believe…
📍 Talking About Place
They are in…
This is a…
It looks like a park/school/house…
The picture is taken in…
How often do you go out with friends?.
Where do you go? what do you do?
Can you describe a memorable exepience
you had with friends?
Can you describe a perfect picnic for you?
Do you visit libraries? Why?
What are some famous books that you have
read?
who do talk to about books?
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Writing
Write a story about some pictures
One day Mike wakes up sick ,but he has to
work in the morning . He goes to the
bathroom and takes a showe. He goes to the
office but he feels sick. His boss is worried so
send him to the house. Finally, he goes to
bed and rests.
Speaking
8–10 minutes per pair of candidates
Two examiners and one or two other candidates
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